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Kosov is the name of a Hasidic
Hasidic Judaism

Hasidic Judaism is a type of Orthodox Judaism or Haredi Judaism Orthodox Judaism religious movement. Some refer to Hasidic Judaism as Hasidism, and the adjective chasidic / hasidic applies....
 dynasty
List of Hasidic dynasties

A Hasidic dynasty is a dynasty of Hasidic spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics:#Each member of the dynasty is a spiritual leader, often known as an ADMOR #It continues beyond the initial leader's lifetime by succession ;...
 founded by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosiv
Kosiv

Kosiv is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the Capital city of the Kosivsky Raion .Initially a small Hutsul settlement with a remnants of a small castle destroyed by the Turks....
, a town in Galicia
Galicia (Central Europe)

Galicia is a historical region in East Central Europe, currently divided between Poland and Ukraine, named after Ukra?ni?n city of Halych.The nucleus of historic Galicia is formed of three regions of western Ukraine: Lvivska oblast, Ternopilska oblast and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast....
, presently in Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
.

The present Rebbe
Rebbe

Rebbe which means master, teacher, or mentor is a Yiddish word derived from the identical Hebrew language word Rabbi. It mostly refers to the leader of a Hasidic Judaism Jewish movement....
 is Grand Rabbi Shraga Hager
Shraga Hager

Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivel Hager, also known as the Kosover Rebbe, is the rebbe of the Kosov , Beth din#Officers of a Beth Din , and noted orator....
, who lives in Borough Park, Brooklyn
Borough Park, Brooklyn

Borough Park , is a neighbourhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City in the United States.Borough Park is home to one of the largest Orthodox Judaism Jewish communities outside of Israel, with one of the largest concentrations of Jews in the United States and Orthodox traditions rivaling many insular co...
, where most of his Hasidim also live. There is also a Kosover synagogue in Tzfas (Safed
Safed

Safed is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel and a center for Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. At an elevation of 800 meters above sea level, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee....
), Israel which, however, is run by followers of the Biala
Biala (Hasidic dynasty)

The Biala Hasidic Judaism List of Hasidic dynasties originated from Poland. The Rebbe#Hasidic rebbe of Biala are descended from Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Rabinowicz, known as the Yid Hakodosh ....
 Rebbe of Lugano, Switzerland.






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Kosov is the name of a Hasidic
Hasidic Judaism

Hasidic Judaism is a type of Orthodox Judaism or Haredi Judaism Orthodox Judaism religious movement. Some refer to Hasidic Judaism as Hasidism, and the adjective chasidic / hasidic applies....
 dynasty
List of Hasidic dynasties

A Hasidic dynasty is a dynasty of Hasidic spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics:#Each member of the dynasty is a spiritual leader, often known as an ADMOR #It continues beyond the initial leader's lifetime by succession ;...
 founded by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosiv
Kosiv

Kosiv is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the Capital city of the Kosivsky Raion .Initially a small Hutsul settlement with a remnants of a small castle destroyed by the Turks....
, a town in Galicia
Galicia (Central Europe)

Galicia is a historical region in East Central Europe, currently divided between Poland and Ukraine, named after Ukra?ni?n city of Halych.The nucleus of historic Galicia is formed of three regions of western Ukraine: Lvivska oblast, Ternopilska oblast and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast....
, presently in Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
.

The present Rebbe
Rebbe

Rebbe which means master, teacher, or mentor is a Yiddish word derived from the identical Hebrew language word Rabbi. It mostly refers to the leader of a Hasidic Judaism Jewish movement....
 is Grand Rabbi Shraga Hager
Shraga Hager

Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivel Hager, also known as the Kosover Rebbe, is the rebbe of the Kosov , Beth din#Officers of a Beth Din , and noted orator....
, who lives in Borough Park, Brooklyn
Borough Park, Brooklyn

Borough Park , is a neighbourhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City in the United States.Borough Park is home to one of the largest Orthodox Judaism Jewish communities outside of Israel, with one of the largest concentrations of Jews in the United States and Orthodox traditions rivaling many insular co...
, where most of his Hasidim also live. There is also a Kosover synagogue in Tzfas (Safed
Safed

Safed is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel and a center for Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. At an elevation of 800 meters above sea level, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee....
), Israel which, however, is run by followers of the Biala
Biala (Hasidic dynasty)

The Biala Hasidic Judaism List of Hasidic dynasties originated from Poland. The Rebbe#Hasidic rebbe of Biala are descended from Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Rabinowicz, known as the Yid Hakodosh ....
 Rebbe of Lugano, Switzerland. There is also someone in Israel who calles himself Kosover Rebbe , Rebbe M. Monderer.

The main Kosover synagogue is on 52nd St. and 11th Ave. The Kosover tish
Tish (Hasidic celebration)

A tish is a Hasidic Judaism gathering of Hassidim around their Rebbe. It may consist of speeches on Torah subjects, singing Hassidic melodies known as niggunim and zemiroth , with refreshments being served....
 Hall is celebrated in the basement of the Satmar
Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)

Satmar is a Hasidic movement of mostly Hungarian and Romanian Hasidic Jews who survived World War II. It was founded and led by the late Hungarian-born Grand Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum , who was the rabbi of the town of Szatm?rn?meti, Kingdom of Hungary up to World War II....
 school in Boro Park.

The Vizhnitz dynasty
Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)

Vizhnitz is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Mendil Hager. Vizhnitz is the Yiddish name of Vyzhnytsia, a village in present-day Ukraine....
 is a branch of the old Kosover dynasty, but the present Kosover Rebbe is himself a scion of the Vizhnitz Dynasty.

Dynasty


  • Grand Rabbi Menachem Mendl Hager of Kosov (d. 1825), author of Ahavas Sholom—son of Rabbi Yaakov Kopl Chosid
    • Grand Rabbi Chayim Hager of Kosov (1755-1854), author of Toras Chayim—son of Rabbi Menachem Mendl
      • Grand Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon Hager of Kosov (1814-1880)—son of Rabbi Chayim
        • Grand Rabbi Moshe Hager of Kosov (1860-1925), author of Leket Oni—son of Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon
          • Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivish Hager of Zelitchik (1870-1937)—son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe of Kosov and son of Rabbi Boruch of Vizhnitz
            Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)

            Vizhnitz is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Mendil Hager. Vizhnitz is the Yiddish name of Vyzhnytsia, a village in present-day Ukraine....
            • Grand Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Hager of Kosov—son of Rabbi Shraga Feivish of Zelitchik
                • Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivel Hager, present Kosover Rebbe of Boro Park—grandson of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Kosov


See also

  • History of the Jews in Poland
    History of the Jews in Poland

    The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium. Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in Europe and served as the center for Jewish culture, ranging from a long period of religious tolerance and prosperity among the country's Jewish population, to its nearly complete genocide destruction by Naz...
  • History of the Jews in Galicia (Central Europe)
  • History of the Jews in Ukraine
    History of the Jews in Ukraine

    Jewish communities have lived in the territory of Ukraine for centuries and developed many of modern Judaism's most distinctive theological and cultural traditions....